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Andalusite is a polymorph with two other minerals; kyanite and sillimanite. A polymorph is a mineral that shares the same chemistry but a different crystal structure with another, or other, minerals. A unique variety of andalusite is called "chiastolite". It contains black or brown clay and/or carbona- ceous material inclusioned in the crystal. These inclusions are arranged in regular symmetrical shapes. Usually they are in the form of cross or X.Notable Occurrences include Andalusia, Spain; Austria; California, USA and China.Laraquete, Chile
Cross Stone (Chile) Square 9mm
It actually starts out as the blue asbestos mineral called crocidolite. Like all asbestos minerals, crocidolite typically grows in long, thin fibers. In some geologically bizarre cases, quartz replaces crocidolite and assumes this fibrous structure, in the process often becoming stained by iron to shades that range from golden yellow to brown; we call this material tigereye. When a stone is properly oriented, the fibrous structure left behind by the now-absent crocidolite intensely reflects light to produce tigereye's characteristic chatoyance.
Tiger Eye (South Africa ) TV13
An amorphous or microcrystalline mineral, SiO2 .nH2 O ; may be tridymite or cristobalite; has a varying proportion of water (as much as 20% but commonly 3% to 9%); occurs in nearly all colors; transparent to nearly opaque; typically shows a marked iridescent "play of color"; differs from quartz in being isotropic.deposited at low temperatures from silica-bearing water; occurs in cracks and cavities of igneous rock.The transparent colored varieties exhibiting opalescence are valued as gemstones.Syn:opalite
Opaline (Peru) TV9mm
The red coral lives forming tree-like colonies with irregular shape branches. It has a calcium skeleton which may reach a lenght of 2 feet, though normally is well under this size. Those branches are formed by white polips, each one with 8 tiny tentacles. The branches are covered with a bright red tissue, though sometimes it can be white or even yellow. The inner skeleton can be found in all shades of red, including white and black.
Red Coral (mediterranen sea) TV7mm
Rhodochrosite is a manganese mineral related to the ubiquitous mineral calcium carbonate, or, calcite. All of these minerals are soft, usually about 3 in hardness, with three strong parting planes or cleavages. This makes cutting gemstones from them a challenge, and setting and protecting them in jewelry mountings even more of a challenge. The color of pure gem rhodochrosite can best be described as a slightly orange pink-red, very close to the color of the meat of a ripe watermelon. World-wide localities of significance include Argentina, where it forms quantities of large stalactitic cave growths of bright pink banded material.
Rhodochrosite (Argentina) TV9mm
Named from the Greek chrysos - "gold" and kolla - "glue" in allusion to the name of the material used to solder gold. It forms in the altered parts of copper deposits and occurs with azurite, malachite and cuprite and may suggest that copper deposits are nearby. It (obviously) occurs in copper-mining areas, particularly Chile, the former USSR, and Zaire. Pure chrysocolla is soft and fragile and therefore not appropriate for use in jewelry. Occasionally, chrysocolla can have a turquoise color and be used as a fraudulent substitute for the more precious stone. Hardness is variable from 2 to 4.
Chrysocolla (Peru) Round 9mm
Is the result of volcanic lava coming in contact with water. Often the lava pours into a lake or ocean and is cooled quickly. This process produces a glassy texture in the resulting rock. Iron and magnesium give the obsidian a dark green to black color. Obsidian can contain small bubbles of air that are aligned along layers created as the molten rock was flowing before being cooled. Inclusions of small, white, radially clustered crystals of cristobalite in the black glass produce a blotchy or snowflake pattern. Hardness is 5 - 5.5 .
Obsidian (Chile) Rectangle Traverse 9mm
From the semiprecious stones, there is one, the strange and remarkable blue stone called LAPIS LAZULI, which was already know before our Era by the Pharaohes. Queen Cleopatra used it as a personal adornment, from the Latin "lapis" - stone - and the Arabic "lazuli" - blue - is a rock composed of various minerals. Its intense blue color is given by the "lazurita." Rarely found chemically pure, this cherished semi-precious stone is opaque and reaches a vitreous shine when is rigorously polished. It is a hard stone, possessing a 5 to 6 hardness on the Mohl scale. Our planet provides only two lapislazuli resources: one in Badakschan, Afganistan, and the other in the Andes Mountains, east of Ovalle, a small town north of Santiago, Chile.
LapisLazuli (Chile) Rev Der 9mm
This rare apple green opal comes from a small mine in the Balkans. The best quality of this unusual green opal is like translucent glowing green jelly. Green opal from this locality has color that goes from emerald green to pale minty green. There is a limited supply of this unusual green opal. We offer green opal specimens and also green opal rough for cutting.
Green Opal (Macedonia) TV9mm
Unakite is frequently and widely referred to as an epidotized granite (which seems to be the origin of the type locality rock. Indeed, several so-labeled marketplace items consist largely of an alkali feldspar and epidote with little if any quartz, a specific constituent of granite. Properties of the typical feldspar of these rocks -- i.e., deep salmon colored alkali feldspar and of quartz (typically nearly colorless and commonly microcrystalline) are given under the Description subheading in the GRANITE entry
Unakite (VA, USA) Square 9mm
Pietersite was first discovered by Sid Pieters in 1962 while prospecting farm land. He registered the find in the mineral records of Britain, which was published in 1964 naming the material Pietersite. Pietersite is formed from a crocidolite type asbestos or variety of Riebeckite. The process begins with Hawk Eye, the name given to the blue variety of Tiger Eye. This opaque aggregate is formed when quartz replaces the blue/green mineral crocidolite creating iridescent planes or fractures with a silky luster.
Pietersite(South Africa) TV13mm
a microcrystaline variety of quartz This stone was the favorite jewel or stone of Queen Anne of England and has remained popular all the way through the reign of Queen Victoria. The Greeks and Romans used the stone in cameos. The name comes from the Greek words "Chryso" (golden) and "prason" (a leek) and it was considered the perfect dream stone. In Egypt, the stone was set next to Lapis Lazuli for beads and jewelry. It can be seen today decorating many buildings in beautiful Prague, including the Chapel of St. Wencelas. The well-known designer, Peter Carl Faberge, used it often in his exquisite pieces. The stone is even referenced in the Bible.
Chrysoprase (Chile) Cantarira 9mm
Stichtite is formed when the plates of the earth collide. It is a Manganese/Chromium Carbonate-Hydroxyl/Hydride found in South Africa and Australia. It has a hardness of 1.5-2.0 Mohs (which is relatively soft), and is usually found as a deposit on another mineral. For being a soft stone, it really holds together well, takes a high polish and is non-toxic.
Stichtite (South Africa) 11mm TV
For centuries nephrite jade often called "The Green Stone", and jadeite have been Used for jewelry , bracelets, necklaces, earrings, pendants, rings, brooches, jewelry boxes, jade eggs. The sculpting of statues, bears, birds, dolphins, and many other great works of art. Nephrite jade is one of the most beautiful natural gemstones to be found, and is often referred to as"The Stone of Heaven" - It is more superior in quality than the Chinese jade.
Jade (Canada) Square 11mm
Pronounced As: malkit, a mineral, the green basic carbonate of copper occurring in crystals of the monoclinic system or (more usually) in masses. It is translucent or opaque; the luster is silky, vitreous, adamantine, or dull. An important ore of copper, it also serves as a gem and for various ornamental purposes and, when finely ground, as a pigment. It is found associated with other ores of copper) in various parts of the United States and in Chile, Russia, Congo (Kinshasa), Zimbabwe, and Australia.
Malachite (Congo) Oval 9mm
Gemstone is reddish brown with crystals throughout the rough in small star designs
Spider Jasper (Mexico) TV13mm
Stichtite is a rare and unusual carbonate. It forms in mostly compact masses and is in stark contrast to the majority of carbonates that form well shaped, large and abundant crystals. It is most commonly found near Dundas on the Island of Tasmania but can also be found in Canada and South Africa. Massive green serpentine is usually associated with stichtite and this green and purple-ish pink combination is very unique and beautiful. Stichtite, when it is found combined with green serpentine is often referred to as Atlantasite. It is said that this mineral has a lot healing energy.
Green Serpentine with Stichtite (Australia)TV9mm
Variscite is a very rare cousin of turquoise, and is becoming quite difficult to find. Varascite has a Mohs hardness of around 4, and finishes to a porcelaneous luster, which is somewhere between waxy and vitreous. This specimen has been partially rough polished on several sides, to illustrate the extent of useable stone available within the piece.
Verascite (Utha US) TV9mm
Amazonite is the blue-green variety of a Feldspar called Microcline and makes beautiful cabochon jewelry. All Feldspars have soothing and calming qualities
Amazonite (Peru)
Unusual Ruby, Fuschite and Kyanite Sphere Mysore, India From a new source in the mountains of India this highly unusual stone has richly contrasting colors of purplish-red ruby, green fuschite, and white calcite.
Ruby in Fuscite (India) 9mm Square

Picasso Marble
Beaver county, minersville, Utha, USA